The Norway massacre statement
In Amsterdam we have a Zoo, the “Artis”, in which most of the buildings are protected monuments. You can therefore see the layout of the cages of 100 years ago, which were incredibly small. What was acceptable then, seems horrifying today. Empathy grows with education, humanity is (hopefully) continuing this evolution, and perhaps in another hundred years people might be more willing in trying to understand Morrissey's statement on the Norwegian massacre. But today they don't, and Morrissey knows that very well.
“f*** Morrissey-Solo.com”
Despising a fan site that has kept him alive during the hard years makes only sense based on the assumption that Morrissey doesn't want a die-hard fan base. Morrissey wants to be at the Top of the Pops and in the number ones position of his hated charts. The contradiction of hating the Madonnas of this world and yet longing to be embraced by the exact same public is obvious.
No record label needed
Another indication is his new unsigned album. There is no other artist who is less in need of a record label than Morrissey: we would all spend the same 60 pounds, some of us did for Radiohead's self released collectors box. Financially this is the better choice, for the fans it is the better choice, but for Morrissey it is still unthinkable, because financial success, let alone the fans don't seem to be part of the equation.
Setting himself up for failure
When Morrissey's all-time hero Oscar Wilde heard somebody called him a homosexual, he could have ignored it. Instead he sewed this person and through this trial ended up in prison which led to his demise. It would seem Morrissey is trying to orchestrate the same fate for himself. By kicking into the few taboos today’s society still has (see Norway), alienating even his most faithful followers (Morrissey-solo.com) and firing the most successful mangers on the planet (like livenation's Azoff) he is all set to succeed in his relentless attempt to self destruct.
P.S.
Nobody will take Morrissey art away for me, not even himself, I will always love the phenomenon (call it what you want) Morrissey, even if the individual does everything to seem truly unlovable.
In Amsterdam we have a Zoo, the “Artis”, in which most of the buildings are protected monuments. You can therefore see the layout of the cages of 100 years ago, which were incredibly small. What was acceptable then, seems horrifying today. Empathy grows with education, humanity is (hopefully) continuing this evolution, and perhaps in another hundred years people might be more willing in trying to understand Morrissey's statement on the Norwegian massacre. But today they don't, and Morrissey knows that very well.
“f*** Morrissey-Solo.com”
Despising a fan site that has kept him alive during the hard years makes only sense based on the assumption that Morrissey doesn't want a die-hard fan base. Morrissey wants to be at the Top of the Pops and in the number ones position of his hated charts. The contradiction of hating the Madonnas of this world and yet longing to be embraced by the exact same public is obvious.
No record label needed
Another indication is his new unsigned album. There is no other artist who is less in need of a record label than Morrissey: we would all spend the same 60 pounds, some of us did for Radiohead's self released collectors box. Financially this is the better choice, for the fans it is the better choice, but for Morrissey it is still unthinkable, because financial success, let alone the fans don't seem to be part of the equation.
Setting himself up for failure
When Morrissey's all-time hero Oscar Wilde heard somebody called him a homosexual, he could have ignored it. Instead he sewed this person and through this trial ended up in prison which led to his demise. It would seem Morrissey is trying to orchestrate the same fate for himself. By kicking into the few taboos today’s society still has (see Norway), alienating even his most faithful followers (Morrissey-solo.com) and firing the most successful mangers on the planet (like livenation's Azoff) he is all set to succeed in his relentless attempt to self destruct.
P.S.
Nobody will take Morrissey art away for me, not even himself, I will always love the phenomenon (call it what you want) Morrissey, even if the individual does everything to seem truly unlovable.